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“I think it’s an honor. At least I’m alive to enjoy it,” Pressburg, who is a week away from his 72nd birthday, said with a chuckle.
Councilman Rex Richardson, who oversees District 9 in North Long Beach, proposed renaming the South Street Parkway parklet to The Pressburg Parkway.
“The names should really represent our communities and their aspirations and history,” Richardson said. “It really helps recognize the importance of civic responsibility.”
Pressburg has been a North Long Beach fixture for decades. He moved there from the South Bay in the late 1970s. South Street Parkway was the first public parklet in the city and was located just 15 feet away from Pressburg’s home. Some referred to it at Pressburg’s backyard.